Can't see our away form improving or our injury list. So best to hope for is a draw 1-1 Biggins, Faal
I've been saying Molyneux to score for a few games for the same reason Donaldo now is saying. Perhaps if I do not nominate him, he will score.
I'll miss most, if not all, of the game, so based on the last game and my absence, Rovers should win! I'll stay positive about a win, but what score? A clean sheet seems almost impossible for us, and with the current form of our strikers and adding in Molyneux, I'll say 3-1 to the Rovers with Molyneux getting the first. If for some reason he does not start, Ironside.
I'm also concerned about the injury list. However, I'll go for an optimistic 2-1 win with Ironside scoring the first.
Tranmere 1-1 Rovers
Faal to score ⚽
Difficult to understand how they could be so dominant for a time in the first half and then fizzle out when Tranmere got back into the game. Fortunately the defence was better than usual (minus Olowu?) and Anderson was dominant.
Faal could not get the better of their centre half for practically the entire game, but his cool finish for goal 2 made up for it.
When they were on top I was thinking promotion, but as the game went on they ran out of steam and looked a bit desperate in the second half, although Tranmere wore themselves out too.
Did not get home in time to see any of the game. Perhaps I should stop watching any as Rovers have won both games that I've missed! The last 20 minutes must have been nerve racking - probably more so than driving through traffic as I was during that time.
Players must grow-up and stop trying to waste time. I have not seen the Jones incident, and know some refs have gone a little overboard on this, but "professionals" need to be careful. How bad was Grant's incident, or was it ref over-reacting?
I'm a little concerned that Close could not last 90 minutes, but glad Biggins is back. Early last season I was wondering why we had signed Biggins, but he certainly improved later in the season.
Fortunately Tranmere did not seem to have the energy reserves to make the last bit really worrying - it was more the 50-75 minute stage when they were still up with the pace.
Jones was not really the time-wasting culprit. The outfield players dallied over the free kick and then left it to Jones to take and he had to come nearly to the centre line to take it, so it was him who was booked when it was not him who had delayed.
As for the red card, instead of kicking the ball back to where it went over the touch line GMcC touched it a yard or two in the opposite direction. Pretty innocent really… And he wasn’t allowed in the stand - he had to go back into the dressing room.
For once the defence looked solid with Nixon as #2 centre half.
Thanks, Donaldo; refs are going a little overboard and are spoiling the game as far as I'm concerned. You and I know what it was like in Division Two back in the early 1950s! The game has changed in many good ways - hob-nailed boots not required for centre-halves!
Am I thinking of Syd Bycroft???
Anyway, glad of another away win, and maybe a home win on Tuesday.
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posted on 20/10/23
Can't see our away form improving or our injury list. So best to hope for is a draw 1-1 Biggins, Faal
posted on 20/10/23
I've been saying Molyneux to score for a few games for the same reason Donaldo now is saying. Perhaps if I do not nominate him, he will score.
I'll miss most, if not all, of the game, so based on the last game and my absence, Rovers should win! I'll stay positive about a win, but what score? A clean sheet seems almost impossible for us, and with the current form of our strikers and adding in Molyneux, I'll say 3-1 to the Rovers with Molyneux getting the first. If for some reason he does not start, Ironside.
posted on 20/10/23
I'm also concerned about the injury list. However, I'll go for an optimistic 2-1 win with Ironside scoring the first.
posted on 20/10/23
Tranmere 1-1 Rovers
Faal to score ⚽
posted on 20/10/23
Difficult to understand how they could be so dominant for a time in the first half and then fizzle out when Tranmere got back into the game. Fortunately the defence was better than usual (minus Olowu?) and Anderson was dominant.
Faal could not get the better of their centre half for practically the entire game, but his cool finish for goal 2 made up for it.
When they were on top I was thinking promotion, but as the game went on they ran out of steam and looked a bit desperate in the second half, although Tranmere wore themselves out too.
posted on 20/10/23
Did not get home in time to see any of the game. Perhaps I should stop watching any as Rovers have won both games that I've missed! The last 20 minutes must have been nerve racking - probably more so than driving through traffic as I was during that time.
Players must grow-up and stop trying to waste time. I have not seen the Jones incident, and know some refs have gone a little overboard on this, but "professionals" need to be careful. How bad was Grant's incident, or was it ref over-reacting?
I'm a little concerned that Close could not last 90 minutes, but glad Biggins is back. Early last season I was wondering why we had signed Biggins, but he certainly improved later in the season.
posted on 20/10/23
Fortunately Tranmere did not seem to have the energy reserves to make the last bit really worrying - it was more the 50-75 minute stage when they were still up with the pace.
Jones was not really the time-wasting culprit. The outfield players dallied over the free kick and then left it to Jones to take and he had to come nearly to the centre line to take it, so it was him who was booked when it was not him who had delayed.
As for the red card, instead of kicking the ball back to where it went over the touch line GMcC touched it a yard or two in the opposite direction. Pretty innocent really… And he wasn’t allowed in the stand - he had to go back into the dressing room.
For once the defence looked solid with Nixon as #2 centre half.
posted on 21/10/23
Thanks, Donaldo; refs are going a little overboard and are spoiling the game as far as I'm concerned. You and I know what it was like in Division Two back in the early 1950s! The game has changed in many good ways - hob-nailed boots not required for centre-halves!
Am I thinking of Syd Bycroft???
Anyway, glad of another away win, and maybe a home win on Tuesday.
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